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{{short description|American jazz musician}}
'''Ed Polcer''' (born February 10, 1937 in [[Paterson, New Jersey]]) is an American classic [[jazz]] [[cornet]]ist, band leader, festival director, club owner/manager and mentor of young musicians. He has been described as a "melodic mellow-toned cornetist with an unforced delivery".<ref>"Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, "The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies", Horizon Press, NY, 1971, p.275</ref> Ed started leading jazz bands while attending [[Princeton University]]. While at Princeton studying engineering, Ed was headed toward a promising career as a professional baseball player. During that time, he was asked to play at the Monaco wedding of [[Princess Grace]] and [[Prince Rainier]], as well as a concert in Carnegie Hall, so Ed made the decision to follow the music instead of a baseball career.▼
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When cornetist [[Bobby Hackett]] recommended Ed to [[Benny Goodman]], Ed abandoned his engineering and purchasing day jobs and joined Goodman's small band. Other musicians in that band included [[John Bunch]], [[Bucky Pizzarelli]], [[Slam Stewart]], [[Al Klink]], [[Zoot Sims]], [[George Masso]], and [[Peter Appleyard]].▼
▲'''Ed Polcer''' (born February 10, 1937, in [[Paterson, New Jersey]], United States)<ref
▲When cornetist [[Bobby Hackett]] recommended
While in his 20's and 30's, Ed played with such jazz luminaries as [[Teddy Wilson]], Bobby Hackett, [[Kenny Davern]], [[Dick Wellstood]], [[Gene Ramey]], [[Sonny Greer]], [[Joe Muranyi]], [[Herbie Nichols]]<ref>Mark Miller, "Herbie Nichols, A Jazzists's Life", The Mercury Press, 2009, pgs. 132-134</ref> and [[Joe Venuti]].▼
▲While in his
Along with his wife, singer/actress Judy Kurtz, Ed managed and co-owned (with Red Balaban) Eddie Condon's Jazz Club in New York City from 1977 through 1985. Sharing the bandstand with Ed at the club were such musicians as [[Vic Dickenson]], [[Herb Hall]] and [[Connie Kay]]. Ed was instrumental in giving several younger musicians, such as [[Scott Hamilton (musician)|Scott Hamilton]], [[Warren Vache]], [[Dan Barrett (musician)|Dan Barrett]], and Mark Shane a showcase of their talents at Eddie Condon's. After the wrecking ball demolished the club, Ed toured the country with his shows "A Night at Eddie Condon's", "The Magic of Swing Street", and "When Broadway Meets Swing Street". He served as musical director of several jazz festivals, including the North Carolina Jazz Festival, Colorado Springs Jazz Party, and San Diego Jazz Party.▼
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In the 1980s he served as president of the New York International Art of Jazz organization, which promoted community and corporate involvement in jazz education.<ref>Colin Larkin editor, "The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz", Guiness Publishing, 1992, p. 323</ref> Ed played for five U.S. Presidents, including the 1994 Congressional Ball at the White House for President Clinton, and played in Thailand with the King of Thailand, a jazz clarinetist and enthusiast.▼
▲In the 1980s, he served as president of the Long Island, New York-based non-profit International Art of Jazz
'''Personal Life'''▼
==Awards and honors==
*2002 New Jersey Jazz Society lifetime achievement award
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*2012
▲*2012 - Atlanta Jazz Preservation Society - "For unyielding commitment to the preservation of our beloved American art form of jazz".
==Discography==
===As leader===
* 1982 ''In the Condon Tradition'' ([[Jazzology Records|Jazzology]]
* 1993 ''The Magic of Swing Street'' (Blewz Manor)
* 1993 ''
* 1994 ''
* 1994 ''
* 1995 ''
* 2000 ''The Magic of Swing''
* 2003 ''Let's Do It'' (Blewz Manor)
* 2008 ''Lionel, Red & Bunny'' (Blewz Manor)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=Ed Polcer {{!}} Album Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ed-polcer-mn0000792155/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=30 December 2016}}</ref>
▲*''At the Ball'' (Jazzology, 2005)
===As sideman===
* 1975 ''Fats Waller Revisited'', [[Dick Wellstood]]
* 1977 ''Double Time'', [[Leon Redbone]]
* 1981 ''From Branch to Branch'', Leon Redbone
* 1988 ''At the Grand Opera House, Vol. 1'', Doctor Billy Dodd
* 1988 ''At the Grand Opera House, Vol. 2'', Doctor Billy Dodd
* 1994 ''At the Atlanta Jazz Party'', [[Barbara Lea]]
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* 2002 ''Born to Swing'', [[Daryl Sherman]]
* 2002 ''Jammin' for Condon'', [[Lino Patruno]]
*"With Thee I Swing", Terry Blaine with Mark Shane (Nagel-Heyer, 1997)▼
▲*"Ballads, Burners and Blues", Allan Vache and Friends (Arbors 2004)
* 2007 ''Puttin' on the Ritz'', [[Jonathan "Jazz" Russell|Jonathan Russell]]
▲*"A Multitude of Stars", Statesmen of Jazz (Arbors 2004)
* 2007 ''When Broadway Meets Swing Street'', [[Judy Kurtz]]<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=Ed Polcer {{!}} Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ed-polcer-mn0000792155/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=30 December 2016}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[[Scott Yanow]], [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p214271/biography|pure_url=yes}} Ed Polcer] at [[Allmusic]]▼
==Other sources==
▲* [[Scott Yanow]],
* Lew Shaw, ''Jazz Beat
* Barry Kernfeld editor, ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', St. Martin's Press NY, 1995, p. 990
* K. Abe', "Jazz Giants", p. 273
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* [[Ian Carr]], [[Digby Fairweather]], [[Brian Priestley]], ''Jazz, The Essential Companion'', Grafton Books, London, 1987,
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▲*[[Scott Yanow]], ''The Trumpet Kings - The Players Who Shaped The Sound of Jazz Trumpet'', 2001, pg. 298
==External links==
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/ed-polcer Ed Polcer Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (2021)
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